Salford come back to defeat Rovers

MJ Black

Salford came from 14-0 down to beat Hull KR and progress to the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Shaun Lunt bagged a pair of tries to put Rovers in front, but Ryan Lannon crossed the line to reduce the deficit to eight points at the break.

Tries by Craig Kopczak, Kriss Brining and Ben Murdoch-Masila turned things around for the Red Devils in the second half as they secured a 24-14 success.

Salford: Murdoch-Masila, Kopczak, Murray, O’Brien, Johnson, Bibby, Jones, Sa’u, Welham, Brining, Tasi, Mossop, Tomkins, Dobson, Evalds, Krasniqi, Lannon, Hauraki.

Hull KR: Abdull, Blair, Butler-Fleming, Clark, Cockayne, Dockar-Clay, Ellis, Greenwood, Heffernan, Hodgson, Johnson, Kavanagh, Lawler, Lunt, Minns, Mulhern, Salter, Scruton, Shaw.